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P 1943- c. l. ELLIOTT 2,330,345

PACKAGE Filed Aug 30, 1941 INVENTOR dkarwzz'ww Patented Sept. 28, 1943 umrso STATE 2,330,345 menses Charles 1. Elliott, Sea Girt,

s PATENT orric N. J., assignor to Radio Corporation of America, a corporation of Delaware Application August 30,

2 Claims.

trays for holding such 1941, Serial No. 408,962 (01. 29-16) that the container be small size. Further, the waste space in the contamer must be as small as ossible consistent with proper insulating separation between the articles. An object is a container, for fragile articles, that is simple in'construction, that is adapted for easy receiving anddispensing of its articles and that is strong enough to support considerable weight. 7

A further object of my invention 15 a container, for small fragile articles, i hich the waste space between the articles is a minimum. an which may be collapsed when empty to a small size.

The characteristic features of my invention are defined in the appended claims and one embodiment thereof is describedin the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a form tray;

gure 2 is a bottom view of my with parts of the tray developed to details of construction;

Figure 3 shows a section of the detail viewed along line 3-3 of Figure 2; and

4 and 5 show front and side views of trays stacked in a conventional shipping box.

My novel tray is adapted to hold or package articles A, such velope radio tubes, having a cylindrical perspective view of my novel platnovel tray, better show platform, each hole the body of the article to be packed without passing the flange on the article so that the body of the article may Rectangular side flaps 3,

hang freely in the platform hole. the two extending from platform, acts as joists to provide a rows of platform holes,

side edges of the platform, are creased along score lines 30. and 3b parallel to the platform edges to divide the side flap into a side wall panell, bottom panel 5, and end'panel 6 of the same width as the side wall panel 4. Each side is bent downwardly from the platform and folded with a substantially right angle bend'at the the center of the underside of the platform. E side flap provides two vertical supporting panels, one along the along the center of diate or bottom panels 5 of the flaps each 0 which is preferably wide enough to cover th base for the tray. and 6, extending throughout the length of particularly strong support for the platform. 'de I becreased'and bent and given a set, as by heating, to cause-the panels 4 and 5 to reshown in Figure 2. desired, tenons extending from the edges of the panels 6 through slots in the platform may be provided to prevent slippageof the panels d panels 6 lie between adjacent rows ofthe tubes and are held by the tubes in their positions normal to the platform. The side flaps preferably are creased so that when the flaps are folded, their end panels 6 stand spaced apart and thus provide four par-- allel spaced supporting joists for .the platform. If there is an odd number of rows of platform, such as five, the end panels 6 of the side flaps may conveniently be brought to the 0P- posite sides of the center row of holes. The tray with its two folded side flaps is strong and when tainers.

sidewise sloughing or collapsing of the their score lines.

It has been found convenient to lock the side flaps 3 in place by folding end flaps I over the side flaps, in overlapping relation. End flaps i are each scored to the ends of the platform, to divide each end flap into an end wall panel 8, bottom panel 9, and tuck panel Ill. The end flaps are folded along the scores and the tuck panel is pressed into slots H intermediate the ends of the side flaps and The slots 3a to a normal to the edges of the side flaps 3. preferably extend from the score line point intermediate the score lines So or scored case, when the tray d 1b parallel 1 the edges of the end panels 6 of the side flaps. Notches l2 in the edges of the end panels of the into the slots.

Because my improved made without any fastening means, such as envelope type having a base and contact prongs at one end of the envelope. The trays have a platform about 7" wide and 13%" long and are made of 200 lb. Mullin test combined corrugated paper. with a B-fiute intermediate corrugated member. This paper comprises layers of jute or kraft paper .016" thick bonded to the intermediate corrugated layer of .009" stock.

Figures 4 and show how my trays may be piled in side-oy-side stacks in a box opening on its sides,

An empty tray inverted over a loaded tray may be used to transfer all of the articles from the one tray to the other for tip-ending the tubes.

My novel platform tray is strong, simple in construction, is capable of being knocked down or collapsed and ofiers a minimum of waste space between the packed articles.

I claim:

1. A one-piece tray made of foldable sheet on opposite sides of holes when said side two flat outer flaps are closed in said platform, each side flap having near the middle a slot extending partly across the end panel between adjacent holes in each row, two end flaps having tuck panels which of said holes to form the side walls of a trough in alignment with and open to said middle row of holes.

ment with and open to said middle row of holes.

ELLIOTT. 

